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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Sievinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Diver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Sievinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Holy Diver!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sievinen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diver can do anything to dispel that myth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Diver struggling a bit here.
Diver is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sievinen wants to control but Diver is keeping him busy.
Sievinen cracks Diver with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sievinen in side control, throwing shots but Diver defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Sievinen crashes against the mat.
Sievinen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sievinen working the ground and pound but Diver is defending the strikes.
Diver looks gassed!
Diver defending against the ground and pound.
Sievinen wants to control but Diver is keeping him busy.
Sievinen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sievinen is trying to ground and pound but Diver uses the momentary lack of control by Sievinen to regain half guard.
Sievinen wants to control but Diver is keeping him busy.
Diver slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sievinen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sievinen wants to pass the guard but Diver is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sievinen trying to control but Diver is working from the bottom.
Sievinen throwing strikes but missing.
Sievinen wants to stand but Diver has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Diver should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sievinen wants to control from the top but Diver keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diver trying to control the position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Diver has eaten all the pies!
Sievinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sievinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sievinen with a nice head shot there.
Sievinen throwing strikes from guard but Diver blocks nicely.
Diver is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sievinen is in close to Diver's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sievinen wants to control from the top but Diver keeps moving.
Sievinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diver is keeping the position for now.
Diver trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diver can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sievinen controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Sievinen dominated that round.
That's time! Sievinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sievinen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sievinen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Diver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sievinen lands a big shot there that rocks Diver but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sievinen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diver blocking the ground and pound.
Sievinen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sievinen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diver's face.
Diver can't escape the position.
Sievinen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sievinen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sievinen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lasse Sievinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sievinen avoids the attempt from Diver to control.
Sievinen dominating with strikes here.
Diver tries to hold on but Sievinen pushes him away.
Sievinen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sievinen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sievinen controlling the position easily from mount.
Sievinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diver is looking to escape.
Diver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sievinen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sievinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sievinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sievinen is landing with some decent strikes but Diver is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Diver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sievinen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sievinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Diver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Sievinen.
Sievinen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sievinen breaks from Diver's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sievinen dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sievinen wants to control the pace but Diver is squirming around nicely.
Sievinen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sievinen with good strikes from the mount here!
Sievinen lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sievinen lands a big elbow.
Sievinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sievinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diver can do to turn this around?
Sievinen landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Sievinen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sievinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diver but Diver pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sievinen fails to land the takedown.
Lasse Sievinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diver fails with a takedown attempt.
Sievinen tries for a takedown but Diver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasse Sievinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sievinen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diver counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diver wants to control from the top but Sievinen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sievinen wants to stand up but Diver is controlling him.
Sievinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sievinen pushes Diver off and gets back to his feet.
Diver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sievinen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Diver to the mat! Diver manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diver wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sievinen throwing strikes but missing.
Diver wants to sweep but no luck.
Sievinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diver pulls Sievinen in close to his closed guard and prevents Sievinen from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Lasse Sievinen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Diver misses with a takedown attempt - Sievinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sievinen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diver is looking for a sweep. Sievinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diver is not content to let Sievinen control the position.
Diver is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sievinen is keen to just control but Diver is a slippery customer.
Sievinen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diver with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Diver is looking to improve his position.
Sievinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diver is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sievinen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diver doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sievinen.
Holy Diver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lasse Sievinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diver makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diver.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lasse Sievinen.
Well Sievinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasse Sievinen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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